Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the Zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana’s second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn’t entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded.Read More

The collection chronicles the sonic journey of one of the most essential and dynamic rock bands in recent history. The playlist includes 20 hits spanning the band’s prolific 31 years as a band, plus a brand new song called “Back In The USA” and a new duet with award-winning Country Music superstar Miranda Lambert on “Ordinary World.”Read More

It’s hard to blame Noel Gallagher for opting for stability over adventure once he disbanded Oasis. After spending nearly 20 years battling his brother Liam, he needed to take things easy, and if his solo records — Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (2011) and Chasing Yesterday (2015) — were a little too calm, consider it a consequence of navigating himself out of chaos.Read More

The album that essentially kick-started the U.K. glam rock craze, Electric Warrior completes T.Rex’s transformation from hippie folk-rockers into flamboyant avatars of trashy rock & roll. There are a few vestiges of those early days remaining in the acoustic-driven ballads, but Electric Warrior spends most of its time in a swinging, hip-shaking groove powered by Marc Bolan’s warm electric guitar.Read More

At the time he recorded his final Capitol album, Point of No Return, Frank Sinatra was no longer interested in giving his record label first-rate material, preferring to save that for his new label, Reprise. However, someone persuaded the singer to make the album a special occasion by reuniting with Axel Stordahl, the arranger/conductor who helped Sinatra rise to stardom in the ’40s; he also arranged the vocalist’s first Capitol session, so his presence gave a nice sense of closure to the Capitol era.Read More

Green Day released their first hits collection in 2001, just prior to opening up a wildly successful second act with 2004’s American Idiot. Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band incorporates all the hits from that second act in an album that’s just one song longer than the 21-track International Superhits! God’s Favorite Band repeats ten songs from its predecessor and they’re all the ones you’d expect: “Longview,” “Welcome to Paradise,” “Basket Case,” “When I Come Around,” “She,” “Brain Stew,” “Hitchin’ a Ride,” “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” “Minority,” and “Warning.” Similarly, the six Green Day albums since International Superhits! are represented by the big hits — “American Idiot,” “Holiday,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Know Your Enemy” — with the triple-album ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! being dismissed with only one song (“Oh Love”).Read More

Legendary progressive rock giants Emerson, Lake & Palmer were formed in 1970 by the brilliant keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson, gifted singer / composer / guitarist Greg Lake and dynamic drummer / percussionist Carl Palmer. Torchbearers of the progressive rock sound, ELP jointly created the super-group concept and are among the most important bands in the history of rock music. They helped to broaden the audience for the genre from hundreds of thousands into tens of millions.Read More